CTC 451: CASE The Mini Catalogue

 Hi!

Welcome to the first CASEing The Catty Sunday Challenge Blog Hop for 2024! It's a new year, and we have two new catalogues to CASE from, so let's get cracking!

This week we are asking you to CASE from the new January - April Mini Catalogue. Don't have any products from the catalogue yet? That's OK - just use what you have!

I went straight for the back cover of the catalogue, intending to flip until I found something to inspire me The back cover provided this little gem. I loved the strips of paper behind the main image, and the bright, cheerful colours.

I haven't played with my Reach For The Stars bundle for a while, so I thought it would be a good choice for the card. I started with some strips of Stargazing DSP on a Tahitian Tide card base. It's a very bright blue!

The shuttle was stamped with Tahitian Tide ink, and the sentiment with Night Of Navy Ink. Both were cropped with Stylish Shapes Dies. I ran the banner piece through my Big Shot twice, as the label that was the perfect height for the sentiment was way too long. I just repositioned the die before the second pass to crop the label a little shorter.

These little star stamps match the DSP so well, and I thought that they were a great way to frame the inside sentiment.

We'd love for you to play along with our challenge. Just choose a card/project to CASE from the new Mini Catalogue, take a photo and upload it to our Facebook group. It's that easy!

Before you race off to get creating, please keep on going around our blog hop until you get back to where you started. There's lots more inspiration to be seen, starting with the lovely Julia Quinn with a gorgeous butterfly card!

Bye for now,

Tina

CTC 431: CASE The Annual Catalogue

 Hi!

Thanks for joining me for the new CASEing The Catty Sunday Challenge Blog Hop. It's such a great way to finish the weekend! This week, we are asking you to CASE any project from the Annual Catalogue.

I chose a card that caught my eye when I was looking for a previous challenge, but it didn't quite fit that challenge's brief. I filed away the idea for another time, and this week's challenge was that time!

I really liked the astronaut from Reach For The Stars stamped in the bright colours. It's absurdly fun, don't you think? It made me think of the artwork of Andy Warhol, so my card deviated a little from the original to make it more like the pop art style of Warhol's.

I used my Stamparatus to stamp the astronaut image. I wanted it to be exactly the same in each square, so it was the perfect tool for the job. I stuck with the colours from the original card - Lemon Lime Twist, Berry Burst and Orchid Oasis - and added Calypso Coral for the fourth colour.

I used the coordinating Stargazing DSP on the base of my card, and to matt the sentiment. I cropped a square out of the middle of the DSP where it won't be seen under the art panel and used a piece of it for the matt. Just a little trick to stretch your supplies further.

I stamped the astronaut again on the inside in Lemon Lime Twist. It's such a fun colour, and I'm glad that it made a comeback.

We'd love for you to play along with us this week - well, every week! All you need to do is make a suitable card and then add a photo to our Facebook Group before the deadline on Sunday evening. Easy!

Please keep hopping your way around all of the blogs tonight - there's lots more Annual Catalogue creativity to be seen. The next stop is the wonderful Julia Quinn, with a stunning floral card.

Bye for now,

Tina

CTC 427: Die Cut Project

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Hello, and thanks for joining me for the new CASEing The Catty Sunday Challenge Blog Hop. It's been a while since I've been able to play along, and I'm so glad to be back!

This week we are asking you to CASE a Die Cut Project. Just choose a project from the catalogue that in some way uses a die cut and CASE it - too easy! The hard part will be choosing which project to CASE.

I went for this card from page 86 that features the Stargazing Suite of products. I purchased the Reach For The Stars stamp and die bundle a couple of months ago, but had yet to play with it. I was able to get the Stargazing DSP last month on special, too. Winning!

I kept my card nearly the same as the catalogue sample. I often find that's the best way to kick start my creativity when I'm using new products for the first time. The Stargazing DSP is awesome - I love the mix of papers and patterns in the pack. I don't have the Holographic Trio DSP, so I used Silver Foil for those elements.

As I was constructing the card, I noticed that the astronaut's helmet in the catalogue was a little different to the stamped image. The catalogue sample uses the smallest circle die to crop some of the space DSP and adhered it over the helmet to make it look like space is reflected in the clear dome. What a cool trick! I took it one step further by giving the DSP a coating of Fine Tip Glue to make it look more like a real helmet.

I also had a play with the dies on the inside of my card. As well as using one of the circular dies to crop the planet, I used the star dies to crop around the sentiment. The black that you see is the card base through the windows created by the die cuts.

We'd love for you to play along with us. Just CASE a project that uses a die cut in some way and add a photo to our Facebook group. It's that easy!

Before you go to get inky, don't forget to finish the blog hop. The next stop along the way is the fabulous Monique Fielder.

Bye for now,

Tina